/pæm/
nounverb

Is PAM a Scrabble word?

Yes. PAM is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning The jack of clubs in loo played with hands of 5 cards.

Noun 4 meanings

  1. The jack of clubs in loo played with hands of 5 cards.

  2. A card game, similar to napoleon, in which the jack of clubs is the highest trump.

  3. A panorama.

  4. Cooking spray.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To pan a camera in order to show a panorama.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: pam via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Probably short for French Pamphile (“a given name”), special use of man's name.

PAM at a glance

PAM has 3 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (P 3 + A 1 + M 3) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #12,822 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -PAM

More endings

Same last three letters as PAM. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • SPAM8
  • DIAZEPAM22
  • LORAZEPAM22
  • CLONAZEPAM25
  • TEMAZEPAM24
  • FLUNITRAZEPAM29
  • NITRAZEPAM23
  • OXAZEPAM28
  • ANTISPAM12

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